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Corneal
Transplant
The cornea is the
front, outermost layer of the eye. Just as a window lets light
into a room, the cornea lets light into the eye. It also focuses
the light passing through it to make images clear and sharp.
Corneal problems can happen to anyone at any age. Sometimes
due to disease, injury or infection the cornea becomes cloudy
or warped. A damaged cornea, like a frosted or misshapen windowpane,
distorts light as it enters the eye. This not only causes
distortion in vision, it may also cause pain.
When there is no other remedy, doctors advise a corneal transplant.
In this procedure an ophthalmologist surgically replaces the
diseased cornea with a healthy one to restore clear vision.
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